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Events on the Isle of Wight

Pack your island holiday with fun things to do

The Isle of Wight is one of the UK's most exciting destinations for festivals and events! There's a wide variety of year-round activities and events, including one of the UK's biggest and best known music festivals, the world's oldest sailing regatta, and a food festival dedicated to one of our most famous exports, garlic!

Event Calendar

Location
Category
Feb 1
the bohemians performing on stage
Music

Jack Up Events Presents: A Night of a Thousand Freddies

You’ve seen the movie, you’ve enjoyed the musical, you’ve lived through the music… Now experience a truly memorable re-enactment of Queen live on stage!

7:30 - 9:45pm
Feb 17-21
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Entertainment

Bouncy Barn at Tapnell Farm Park

Enjoy all-weather, high-energy fun with a huge range of inflatable activities for all ages.  Expect bouncy castles, bouncy slides, a helter skelter, drop slides and toddler bouncy castles! 

All Day
Feb 20-22
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Arts, Crafts & Culture

IW Story Festival

The IW Story Festival is back at the Quays Arts Centre this February Half Term.

Newport All Day
Mar 23
heroes con 4
Entertainment

Heroes Con 4

Heroes Con returns for its fourth year, with a comic con style event at Quay Arts on Sunday 23 March!

Newport 10am - 5pm
Mar 29
matt le tissier and southampton memorabilia
Entertainment

An Evening with Southampton FC Legends

Spend an evening in the exclusive company of three Southampton football club legends - Matt Le Tissier, James Beattie and Francis Benali, as the trio share their remarkable football careers across nearly 1,000 collective appearances for the Saints!

7:30 - 10:30pm
Mar 29
Jack Up The 60s
Entertainment

Jack Up The 60s with The Zoots

Returning by very popular demand, Jack Up Events are turning the clock back to the most defining decade of the 20th century signified by iconic fashion, symbolic historical moments and ground-breaking music.

7:30 - 9:45pm
Apr 18-19
flowers for sale
Arts, Crafts & Culture

Isle of Wight Spring Art & Garden Fair

The enormously popular Isle of Wight Spring Art & Garden Fair returns in April, featuring a huge range of quality exhibitors in the beautiful grounds of Northwood House in Cowes. 

Cowes All Day
May 2-5
Spring Buggin' 2024
Entertainment

Spring Buggin’ – The Camp Out

Enjoy a relaxed weekend of camping with friends, family, and fellow vanlife enthusiasts over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend!

Ryde All Day
May 3-4
walkers
Running

IOW Ultra Challenge

With three quarter, half, quarter & a 10-mile option – there’s an amazing Isle of Wight Challenge for everyone in 2025! 

Island Wide All Day

Customer Reviews

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Reliable service. It's only an hour's crossing so no need for anything spectacular on the catering front. Suited me fine
Thu, Jan 30 2025
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Clear instructions for checking and queuing, good hot food options on board,.
Thu, Jan 30 2025
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On time
Wed, Jan 29 2025